越後

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
えち
Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi
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Etymology

Named after the ancient province of Koshi (越国 (こしのくに, Koshinokuni)), which was split into three provinces under Emperor Monmu in the 7th century AD.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

(えち)() (Echigoゑちご (Wetigo)?

  1. Echigo (a historical province of Japan, roughly corresponding to present-day Niigata Prefecture)
  2. a surname